Nov'yusvit

Nový úsvit Starej ríše Nov'yusvit
Type	Terror Insurgency
Membership	700 (est. 1975) 4,000 (est. 2008) 350 (est. 2019)
Leaders
•	Harasim Ulicionak (Deceased) Adam Bazarevič
Establishment	May 2nd, 1973

Nov'yusvit is a militant, separatist terror group based in Western Durnstaal, specifically in the smaller urban centers surrounding the cities of Novada and Piva. The group had an estimated 4,000 active members in 2008 but has shrunk considerably due to the their role in the 2008 Winter Uprising and the group's subsequent labeling as a terrorist organization in 2009. The most recent estimates place their strength between 300 and 400 active members across many small cells ranging in size from 3-15 members. These cells conduct surveillance, recruit new members, and commit acts of terrorism.

The group's ideals align with the radically nationalist edge of the overarching separatist movement present in western Durnstaal during the late 1900's and early 2000's. They believe the Durnian government to be a foreign occupier with no right to rule the western region of the country. The group's overall goal is to create a separate nation, called "Yuran", consisting of the geographic regions of Notoso and the Novada Plains and including the cities of Novada, Piva, Kavyat, Durenko, and Steunhal. Members believe that the government is unwilling to be reasoned with and that the only method of change available is violence.

History

Harasim Ulicionak

Nov'yusvit was first founded by Harasim Ulicionak as a radical offshoot of "New Dawn", the largest Durnian separatist group active at the time. The group grew quickly, numbering around 100 members by 1975 and reaching 200 by 1980. Davyd Kavalenak, the leader of New Dawn, disavowed the group at a rally on February 18th, 1981 in response to a series of altercations between the group's members and the police of Piva. This slowed their growth somewhat but they still swelled to around 500 active members by 1990. Davyd Kavalenak's death in 1992 and rumors of government interference in the investigation of his murder quickened the group's growth considerably. It was during this time that the group began focusing on foreign influences as well as the government, developing a particular hatred for the many refugees welcomed into the country from Jaginistan during and following the Jaginistan Civil War. When Harasim Ulicionak died in a car accident in 1999 the group had roughly 1500 active members.

Adam Bazarevič

Adam Bazarevič became the new leader of Nov'yusvit in 1999 after the death of Harasim Ulicionak earlier that year. Rumors that he was assassinated by the Durnian government lead to the group's membership swelling even more, reaching 3000 active members just a year later. By 2008 the group was 4000 strong but was beginning to lose steam along with the rest of the separatist movement, so they worked to incite the week-long Winter Uprising in the city of Novada. This had the opposite of the desired effect and not only did the group lose many members during the uprising but it also led to government crackdowns on separatist organizations which remained after the event. Less than a year later on January 3rd, 2009 Prime Minister Milovan Slivka declared the group a terrorist organization. Many members of the group were arrested and what few remained went into hiding. Adam Bazarevič is still believed to be the leader of the organization and he is currently the Hlavný Spravodajský Úrad's most-wanted criminal.

Attacks

1970s

• March 3rd, 1977 - Group members injure 2 Novadan police officers while resisting arrest for vandalism of a government building

1980s

• November 2nd, 1980 - 3 police officers are injured in fight with group members outside of a political rally.
• December 4th, 1980 - A protest for the release of the 3 group members arrested a month prior turns violent, injuring 12.
• August 4th, 1984 - A viral worm replacing any mention of Durnstaal or the government with the group's propaganda, called "Hlukovýčerv" is uploaded to the networks of several institutions including the Kalach College of Engineering and the Kavyat Public Library.
• February 1st, 1985 - An attempt to upload a modified version of Hlukovýčerv to the network of the CIB office of Piva is foiled. The virus was designed to upload any information flagged as classified to a website owned by a member of Nov'yusvit.

1990s

• April 30th, 1994 - A gunman with connections to Nov'yusvit attacks an apartment block housing refugees from Jaginistan, killing 2 and wounding 5 others.
• June 7th, 1995 - 4 police cars, 2 firetrucks, 18 buses, and 22 assorted vehicles are all vandalized by figures wearing bright red masks within hours of each other across the cities of Piva, Novada, Durenko, and Steunhall. Two vandals captured both have connections to Nov'yusvit.

2000s

• November 13th, 2008 - A coordinated effort incites several riots around the city of Novada leading to a collapse of order in the city and a week of violence known as the Winter Uprising.
• December 10th, 2008 - A military transport convoy on Highway 14 is firebombed by several passing vehicles. 2 injured.
• March 1st, 2009 - A group of gunmen assault the CIB field office in Kavyat, injuring 4.

2010s

• June 25th, 2012 - A group of insurgents attempt to ram a motorized RHIB filled with explosives into the Royal Coast Guard cutter Kondratienko but are destroyed by the ship's main cannon.
• July 1st, 2013 - A parcel bomb headed for the Steunhal police station detonates prematurely, killing 1 and injuring 39.
• January 24th, 2015 - A railroad bridge is heavily damaged by a bomb in an attempt to derail a train carrying Prime Minister Boyan Simic.
• October 20th, 2015 - The cargo ship Morská Bohyňa is highjacked by militants who attempt to scuttle the ship to block the harbor of Piva.
• August 1st, 2018 - Armed insurgents take over the Kowalski Point radio station and hijack the radio waves for 13 minutes.
• November 19th, 2019 - 3 insurgents in a small aircraft attempt to drop IED's onto White Jetty Naval Air Base and purposefully crash into the airfield when they are intercepted by DRAF fighter jets.